"Zeynep, is everything ready for dinner with the Sultan? I want it to be perfect."  I told her as I watched them set the table in the room in my Palace.  This was the day when I would finally get rid of Ahmed and take revenge on him for everything he had done to me. 

"Everything is ready Sultan, I put poison dam in his dish. Let's hope it works quickly."  said Zeynep and smiled at me.

I put poison in Ahmed’s food the same way he killed Fahriye.  He was my nephew and my heart ached, but I couldn’t forgive him for what he had done to me.

"Your Majesty, welcome. I'm really happy to finally seeing you."  I told him pretending to be lucky to see him.  I hugged him even though I was so mad at him now.

"I'm glad too, Ismihan. But I'd rather you told me the real truth about where your husband, Şahin Giray, is. Everyone's looking for him, and no one knows where he is."  Ahmed told me and sat down at the table looking at me seriously. 

"I would also like to know that, Hunkarim. I haven't seen Şahin for a long time. I can't believe he just left me and the children like that. The children miss him very much, and I don't know what to tell them and how to explain them."  I told him pretending to be sad, because I still had to save my husband. 

"We'll find him for sure, and then he'll be punished for what he did to me, and for running away from you and the children." Ahmed said and started to eat.

He was very hungry, so he ate quickly.  I prepared his favorite food, quail.  I knew he would eat it.  And I knew the poison would start working soon. 

"Of course you'll see my husband soon, maybe right now."  I told him and smiled.  Ahmed looked at me confused and at that moment the door opened and Şahin entered. 

Ahmed looked at me pale first, then at Shahin. At that moment, he got up from the table and headed for Şahin.

"What is this audacity to appear before me without any shame and not even bow to me? I almost died because of you. I will punish you in the worst possible way."  Ahmed yelled angrily at Şahin who just laughed at that. 

"You won't be able to punish me."  Şahin said and smiled at me. Ahmed looked at us confused.

"What is that supposed to mean?"  Ahmed yelled and looked at me angrily. 

"Ahmed, you will now receive the same thing you did to my Fahriye. Your end has come."  I told him and smiled at him.  Ahmed looked at me in disbelief and did not know what to do.

"You are the murderer of our state. Our dynasty. You know there are no heirs of mine and you are going to poison me anyway? Your nephew?"  Ahmed yelled angrily at me and took me tightly by the shoulders, but Şahin separated him from me to protect me.

"Who says there is no Giray dynasty that can inherit the Ottoman dynasty? You forgot that when you went to take Fahriye away from me. You are not irreplaceable, Ahmed."  I told him and provoked anger in him.

At that moment, he raised his hand and started to beat me, but Şahin grabbed his hand and pulled him away from me. 

"Just because you're a Sultan doesn't mean you can raise your hand against my wife. No one will ever be allowed to do that." Şahin yelled at Ahmed who was about to choke at that moment.

Ahmed fell to the floor and began to choke even more.  He was losing air.  At that moment, I called out to the aghas who were standing in front of the door and who had come with Ahmed, purely to make the scene look more realistic. 

"Help, Sultan is not well. Please."  I yelled trying to make this as realistic as possible.

Aghas took him and took him to the infirmary, but it was too late for Ahmed.  The doctor I hired swore to tell the Sultan he had a heart attack, to make it look like a random event.

"May he rest in peace."  the doctor said and covered Ahmed's lifeless body with a white sheet.

I went downstairs to my Palace where Şahin awaited for me together with Iskender who seemed really worried about this situation.

" Sultana, what will we do now? There is no more male heirs in this Empire. Who can ascend the Dynasty's throne?" Iskender asked me worriedly. My dear brother, if he only would know that he is last male member from Ottoman Dynasty. I wish if he could ascend the throne, but that way I would just risk his life.

" Due to law, one of potential successors to the throne can be one of Giray Dynasty. I want to recommend my husband Şahin for that title." I said and Iskender just bowed to me.

" I don't know how army will react on that, we will need to say this somehow to them." Iskender said.

" You will call all members of Divan here in my Palace. I want all of viziers and chiefs of janissaries and spahis. I want all influential people in Ottoman Politic body to come here this night. We need to make a plan what sooner the better." I said to him and he bowed to me.

" What will your Valide Safiye Sultana say on that? She still controls a lot of them." Iskender asked me worriedly.

" She can't mix in this anymore. Leave that all to me. Now get the viziers here as soon as possible." I said to him and went to sit with Şahin on sofa.

" Thankful to you, from tommorow I will rule this empire. Together with you, as my Sultana." Şahin said as he putted his hands into mines and kissed me deeply.

" I hope you won't forget what orders I gave you before the start, if you cross only one of them, there will be troubles." I said to him seriously.

" I gave you my word, you can take everything from me if I cross one of them." Şahin said and hugged me gentley.

At that moment, all members of Grand Divan together with chiefs of army started to come inside my palace. We were separated because they shouldn't see female directly.

" Sultana, why did you gather us all?" Grand Vizier asked me as he didn't know why would I call them to meet in my palace, they knew it was something emergent because I never have done a thing like this before.

" Our Sultan Ahmed Khan unfornatley passed away this night. I called you because we have emergent situation and we have to work as quickier as we can. Sultan Ahmed left this world without any male heir and we need to find some solve before this country turns into a disaster." I said and I could see they were shocked with what they heard from me. Ahmed was still young and no one could even believe he would pass away.

" May he rest in peace." all viziers said to me.

" Sultana, do you have any idea who we should put on the throne?" Grand Vizier asked me worriedly.

" We can put Sokollu Abdullah-paşa. He is grandson of Ismihan Sultana and her husband Sokollu Mehmed-paşa. He is great-grandson of Sultan Selim II." Bayram-paşa said to me and I didn't like this opinion.

" I suggest my husband Hanzade Şahin Giray. He is from Crimean dynasty of Giray's, and the rule says when there are no more Ottomans, then Girays can ascend the throne. Also he is married to me, who am Ottoman Sultana. I am daughter of Sultan Murad III. Khan and sister of Sultan Mehmed III. Khan." I said to them and I could see their opinions are divided. One hald bowed to me as they would accept my husband as a Sultan, but I could see another has some negotations about it.

" If Giray brothers can ascend the throne, why wouldn't it be Hanzade Mehmed Giray?" Bayram-paşa asked me and made me annoyed at the same moment. I would never allow Mehmed to have any important duty after what he has done to Fahriye. And my plan was soon to change the Divan so I could put Iskender on the place of Grand Vizier because I trusted him a lot.

" Because Şahin Giray has stronger connections with our Dynasty, and at the end and most important facts, we have male heirs who would be sure heirs to the throne one day. And Mehmed doesn't even have a wife or a heir." I said to them and I could see they started to agree on my opinion.

" Why do you even count your son Murad as heir to the throne when he is hunchback and he would never be able to ascend the throne. Only your son Suleyman could do it." Bayram-paşa said and if I had the chance I would order aghas to punish him right at this moment.

" Bayram-paşa, you will keep your comments to yourself, because if you don't, I will make sure you won't be able to talk anymore." I said to him and I saw he got scared on my words. As he should, because no one can talk about my son Murad. I was mother and this fact was hurting me the most when people had to say it, as it was hurting me a lot usually.

" Does your mother Safiye Sultana knows for this?" Bayram-paşa asked me and I couldn't believe anymore how he has no shame to ask so many questions.

" She doesn't, but I am sure you will be the first one to say to her." I said and sighed.

" I want to know your final answer, so you all agree on putting my husband Şahin on the Ottoman throne?" I asked them and all I could see is all of them bowing to me meaning they are accepting it.